Joshua and Conner lived seven miles from each other in homes operated by the same company, EduCare Community Living Corp. – part of a network of homes in the U.S.

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    7 months ago

    Imo the real problem here is America’s privatizatiion of medical care, esp LTC homes. Why would a company do what is medically necessary to care for people when that costs more than doing the bare minimum … with staff having to follow cost-cutting protocols BEFORE calling an ambulance!

    It’s no different than how for-profit jails let people die instead of paying for treatment.

    America needs a complete overhaul of how capitalism works in medical care.

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      7 months ago

      While I don’t disagree with you I think less systemic improvements could be made now. The kind of change you’re describing is incredibly important and long overdue, I just think that’s less likely given today’s political climate.

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        7 months ago

        Unfortunately you’re probably right. But the fact remains that if gov’ts don’t clamp down on unfettered capitalism it will end up killing us all … probably through a combination of poisoned food and water, and a medical system that will save the rich but let the rest of America die.